Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-08
ALASKAN
Fabulous Richness In tho ssre"aah'
Empsyiug Into the Yukon.

Fabulous Rachness In tho
Empsyiug Into the Yukon.
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 2.-The Idaho
arrived from Sitka last evening, hav-
ing on board a number OF miners from
the Yukon river, all Of whom have
from 5000 to g, 600 as a result Of the
seasons work. i.
From the Alaska Free Press OF
September 18th the following news is
extracted: The general formation OF
the Upper Yukon is slate, lime and
porphery. In this formation many
veins of gold and silver-bearing quartz
have been found, but as yet they re-
main unnoticed by the miner, who
has rarely taken the trouble to break
open a piece Of quartz to examine it.
| Quartz carrying an abundance OF free
| gold was picked up this Summer on
| Forty-mile Creek, but its source is as
| vet not discovered, in fact, unpros-
pected for, rich gravel bars alone be-
| ing the attraction. In some places
| these latter are indeed rich, some min
ers during this summer having rocked
| out as high as thirteen ounces in a day
| atthe new diggings at Forty-mile Greek.
This place was first discovered iate
last Fall by a man named Frankiyn,
and upon his report OF the discovery
| of coarse gold there miners on the
| Stewart and Salmon rivers pulled out
for that sections and soon nearly three
hundred men we're on the ground. In
fact Forty-mile Creek was the objective
point of all who have gone to the Yu-
kon this 8 This stream empt-
les into the Yukon river, about loo
miles below Fort Reliance, having its
source in the Alaskan range OF noun
tains on the east divide and to the
east of Mount st. Elias and the head
waters of Copper river. Running from
Copper river to the east is an immense
copper belt, sixty miles wide,. and II
has been traced over the divide hun
dreds of miles.
The diggings on Forty-mile Greek
commence about three miles up from
the mouth, and are continuous ninety
miles up as far as this summer explo.
rations extended. Several Of the small
tributaries putting into the big stream
were some what explored and found te
be rich, but a scarcity of water in them
for washing is a prevailing drawback
The bars worked along the main stream
Welded all the way from ten to thirteen
ounces per day for the man, all very
coarse gold, the market price in Juneau
of which is about $17 per ounce. Two
nuggets were washed out OF the value
of SIS and 1872. It is estimated that II
the neighborhood of 100000 wa
washed out Of these diggings this sum
mer. All the miners, with the excep
ton of those who did no washing tt
speak of, but spent their time pros
pecting, raked out from $500 to $1,000
in dust. This gold was mainly takeI
out of the creek beds, and very near t.
the running waters, for in no CASE
could the miners wash further bacl
than four feet into the gravel banks OF
account of encountering hard frozel
; ground.
) The gold rather lies in punches thar
otherwise. AS one of the miners in
formed us, several shovelfuls OF dus
!, could be taken up which would con
tain nothing but a few colors, whil
another would yield perhaps an ounce
. The richest deposits lay behind bould
: ers and drifts. On one bar three mel
: rocked out on the 25th day of Jul.
: twenty-six ounces, which "a be con
sidered as the extent Of the washin'
, , season. The high waters are a draw
: back in the early spring, and tn
streams commence to freeze abou
October LIST.